Sam Reynolds comes back to football after his fight with cancer

Spectrum Local News Health 11/18 10:38A Travis Recek

Sam Reynolds returned to the football field last month after months of going through cancer treatments.

New rehab hospital headed to Rockwall, providing 100 jobs

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/17 7:17A Plamedie Ifasso

The rehabilitative health care provider building the facility expects to break ground in 2024. Read this to find out how many patients it will serve, the employment impact, when it will open and more.

At least 2 cases of lead poisoning in Texas children linked to recalled applesauce products

Spectrum Local News Health 11/16 6:08A Christine Sanchez

DSHS has issued a health advisory for tainted applesauce products that are causing lead poisoning in kids.

Dallas County to start construction on its $52 million life science building late December

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/9 11:32A Plamedie Ifasso

Construction on Dallas County Health and Human Services’ new $52 million laboratory facility will start in late December, the latest in a wave of building underway or planned in the city's Medical District. The 65,040-square-foot building will be...

Lockton Co appoints Steve Idoux president of its Lockton Dunning Benefits

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/9 10:07A Plamedie Ifasso

Lockton Dunning Benefits provides employees benefits consulting services and operates within Lockton Co.’s People Solutions business.

StaffDNA catapults from $2M to $145M in revenue as CEO rides another medical staffing rocket ship

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/3 7:24A Bill Hethcock

About 10 years after Sheldon Arora founded medical staffing company LiquidAgents Healthcare LLC, he discovered a problem — but one he sensed could be used as an opportunity. That's turned into tens of millions of dollars in revenue and ambitions...

Former Reata Pharmaceuticals CFO steps into new role with California biotech company

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/1 8:26A Plamedie Ifasso

Biogen completed its $7.2 billion purchase of Plano-based pharmaceuticals company Reata Pharmaceutical in late September.

USDA ranks Texas 2nd in the nation for food insecurity

Spectrum Local News Health 11/1 6:16A Antoinette Odom

According to USDA, Texas is the second-most food insecure state, with above average food insecurity between 2020 to 2022.

UT Southwestern aims $102M at buildout of new biomedical research tower

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 10/25 8:26A Plamedie Ifasso

UT Southwestern Medical Center is forging ahead with the buildout of its Peter O’Donnell Jr. Biomedical Research Building, part of a wave of real estate projects reshaping the health science campus located near Love Field.

Study links elevated pollution levels to breast cancer

Spectrum Local News Health 10/24 8:30A Meteorologist Shawnie Caslin

Living in areas with higher levels could increase your risk.

East Coast tech startup hopes to shake up caregiving industry for the better

Spectrum Local News Health 10/23 4:00A Agustin Garfias

Care Yaya has partnered with UT Austin to connect student caregivers with families at lower than average rates.

Texas Tribune: Why a North Texas suburban school district is opening a new health clinic for...

Spectrum Local News Health 10/20 7:35A Ayden Runnels

The new clinic met resistance from a vocal group of parents who raised concerns the district was overstepping its authority in caring for students.

CDC provides Texas with $4M grant to research, address fentanyl crisis

Spectrum Local News Health 10/20 6:00A Christine Sanchez

The grant will go towards prevention and research

How Dallas-based Take Command Health raised $25M despite a slowdown for VC

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 10/11 8:40A Holden Wilen

Venture capital fundraising has been on the decline but that didn't stop Take Command Health from raising $25 million. CEO Jack Hooper discussed how the deal went down.

Texans are at higher risk for developing skin cancer

Spectrum Local News Health 10/8 4:00A Amber Hughes

Analysts found that Texas ranks eighth-highest for UV risk, ultimately increasing the risk of skin cancer.